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""" Rust is the first programming language I've used where I feel like the language itself, the compiler, the tools around it (cargo, rustfmt, clippy, rustup, e
by zerogvt 7y ago
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Rust is the first programming language I've used where I feel like the language itself, the compiler, the tools around it (cargo, rustfmt, clippy, rustup, etc), and the community surrounding it all actually care about and assist me with writing high quality software. Nothing else I've used comes even close.
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I've been hearing nice words about Rust for a while now but it doesn't seem to catch up in popularity which I find weird.
- sametmax 7y ago> it doesn't seem to catch up in popularity which I find weird. What's your metric to say that ? After all, it's a system language, not a web one or scripting one, so it's not likely to go to the top trending stats very fast. Not to mention we had a stable version for only 4 years.
- zerogvt 7y agohttps://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/ https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/ currently Rust is 38th
- sametmax 7y agoSeems fair to me, giving the nature of the language, the inertia of c/c++ and low level stuff, the learning curve of this domain, the popularity of web/scripting and the 4 years I mentioned.
- meowface 7y agoIf I ever had a problem that required system programming/low-level programming, I'd definitely try out Rust before using something like C or C++. I just haven't personally had such a problem before. Everything I've wanted to accomplish can be done in higher-level languages.